Victorino

Tracking Victorino

About Victorino

The Story Behind the Name:
Rory Miller is the adoptive parent of this beautiful shark. He
is from Philadelphia, PA, and is an avid sports fan. He also
loves sharks. When Rory was young, one of his first two stuffed
animals was actually a shark. His father would always call him
a predator of sorts, as he loved playing, roughhousing and being
outside. As Rory grew older, he became increasingly intrigued
by the apex status of sharks in marine ecosystems. Any chance
he gets, Rory is glued to nature programs on television highlighting
the magnificence of this species. Like with this shark adoption,
he is determined to help out as much as he can to protect sharks.

The name Victorino originated from the Phillies baseball player
Shane Victorino. This player is capable in many aspects of the
game: running, hitting, and defense. Similarly, Rory believes
that sharks are highly capable and adept at many marine behaviors.
Also, Shane Victorino is from Hawaii, and that is the location
where this shark was tagged.

Like the Philadelphia Phillies, Victorino the shark is wild,
strong, and powerful. This shark was a handful to work-up on the
water during the tagging process, utilizing its brute strength
to put up a good fight. Rory describes Victorino the shark as a
‘fighting spirit’ with a ‘never going to get
me’ attitude.

Satellite Tagging:
Victorino was carefully tagged with the latest in satellite tag
technology providing us with the first opportunity to follow the
long term movements of these threatened species. Please keep
checking back frequently to follow Victorino’s movements, which
will be updated every few days as her satellite tag continues
to send us real-time tracking data.

Adopt-a-Shark: For information on how you can contribute to our
shark conservation research by adopting and tracking your own
shark, please visit our Adopt a Shark page.

System Requirements

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Instructions

To animate our interactive shark tracking, play with the time slider tool in the map upper-left. Simply, go to the slider & separate the bottom left & right tabs by ~1/4”. Then click on the leading tab & drag it across the slider; or click play to automatically view tracks.